john shore and colonel arthur well ##eley among others , a substantial naval and military forces were ear ##mark ##ed for the operation which was in the advance planning stages , when unexpected news arrived in india in august 1797 announcing the treaty of campo form ##io which brought the war of the first coalition to an end . britain now faced france and spain alone , while emi ##ssar ##ies from the tip ##u sultan of the kingdom of mysore , an old opponent of britain in southern india , were seeking french assistance with a renewed outbreak of hostilities . the resources planned for the operation against manila were therefore retained in india and the operation cancelled , but the protection of the china fleet was
john shore and colonel arthur welleley among others, a substantial naval and military forces were earmarked for the operation which was in the advance planning stages, when unexpected news arrived in india in august 1797 announcing the treaty of campo formio which brought the war of the first coalition to an end. britain now faced france and spain alone, while emissaries from the tipu sultan of the kingdom of mysore, an old opponent of britain in southern india, were seeking french assistance with a renewed outbreak of hostilities. the resources planned for the operation against manila were therefore retained in india and the operation cancelled, but the protection of the china fleet was